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- Title
Catalytic Transformation of Biomass Derivatives to Value‐Added Chemicals and Fuels in Continuous Flow Microreactors.
- Authors
Hommes, Arne; Heeres, Hero Jan; Yue, Jun
- Abstract
Biomass as a renewable and abundantly available carbon source is a promising alternative to fossil resources for the production of chemicals and fuels. The development of biobased chemistry, along with catalyst design, has received much research attention over recent years. However, dedicated reactor concepts for the conversion of biomass and its derivatives are a relatively new research field. Continuous flow microreactors are a promising tool for process intensification, especially for reactions in multiphase systems. In this work, the potential of microreactors for the catalytic conversion of biomass derivatives to value‐added chemicals and fuels is critically reviewed. Emphases are laid on the biphasic synthesis of furans from sugars, oxidation and hydrogenation of biomass derivatives. Microreactor processing has been shown capable of improving the efficiency of many biobased reactions, due to the transport intensification and a fine control over the process. Microreactors are expected to contribute in accelerating the technological development of biomass conversion and have a promising potential for industrial application in this area.
- Subjects
MICROREACTORS; CHEMICAL derivatives; FUEL; BIOMASS conversion; FURANS synthesis; CONTINUOUS flow reactors; BIOMASS gasification; FLOW chemistry
- Publication
ChemCatChem, 2019, Vol 11, Issue 19, p4671
- ISSN
1867-3880
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/cctc.201900807